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Neverland strikes again, brings stories to stage

Songs about Peace

Hip-hop via Taiwan

Tree house unfurls red carpet, admission limited

Dance of Darkness

Sounds great dearling

If you can sing…

Hurt Locker delivers tense reflection

Country on KDIC blends east with west

Slave Narratives

Feb 18th, 2010 | By Marcus Eagan

“Before coming to that part of my life, where I was enabled by the kind mercy of God, to throw off forever those dreadful chains which kept my soul in heathenish ignorance, and my body in constant torture, I will describe a slave wedding, of which I was an eye-witness.”— from the unpublished slave narrative [...]



Shaun, Ed battle dead

Feb 18th, 2010 | By Colin Carr

The screenplay for “Shaun of the Dead,” written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, accomplishes the delicate balancing act of making wry and absurdist comedy work in the context of an explicit zombie bloodbath. Part of the project’s excitement stems from the realization that these polar genre extremes actually synthesize with a certain elegance.
“Shaun [...]



RJD2 coming to you

Feb 18th, 2010 | By Max Calenberg

RJD2? Huh? ‘Nah, I never really liked Star Wars.’ ‘Ohhh, oh yeah, I think I’ve heard of them, they had that song on that T.V. commercial, with the humming and the horns, right?’
Stop.
Turntablists/Producers and their albums are a branch of hip-hop not often climbed by the casual listener. Outputs range from DJ Kahled’s often obnoxious [...]



No Love, New York

Ponys almost as awesome as opener

Those Darlins not to be taken lightly

Smith Gallery curated to match Faulconer

Playboy comes to community theater

Pan’s Labyrinth unites childhood, war

Grinnell dance abandons stage for street

Jeffrey Lewis, the anti-folkman

Grinnell Review revamps selection policy

New Songs

Queer publication ‘GoGo’ premiers

Friday night tears, beers

One-acts range from slapstick to sincere

Cinefest celebrates gender studies

Calling all Sluts and Assholes: Rocky Horror Fri. 10

Get their Autographs

Heavy Williams picture fails to dream big

Film’s Golden Age

Freesound Grows Up

So much for reality

King Corn achieves corniness, not meaning

Kool Keith

Musical collaboration adds to Silent Films Festival

Asian horror films more than multicultural

Grinnell students organize food film festival

Music ADD

Freesound opens doors, enables music

Broadway tour draws students to Des Moines

Edgy students enact Rent

Ro Sham Bo Show

Females bring less suplex, equal punk

Orchestra blends Beethoven, Bagpipes

Brazil explores imaginative escape

Adventureland conquers Bromance

KDIC really plays more than Afternoon Delight

Professors share insights via films

Breaking Away, doesn’t

Faulconer gallery provides unique yoga venue

Weeknight show makes Wavves

Royal Bangs brings interactive show

New intro marks Art Major changes

Photojournalism Corps tours Iowa

International films build campus culture

SGA Films brings Sleeper, Brazil, Blade Runner, Up, more

Concerts preview: Concerts chair and committee look to escape indie pidgeonhole, diversify lineup

Student-run arts offer new experiences

Off-stage dance breaks classic lines

Pottery, videos, and the hills of Iowa

Wolverine: broken character

Behind the scenes of “Star Wars Grinnell”

GIMP mocks love stories with a love story

Putting together the Battle of Mac Field

Reimagining paper bags

Brötzmann brings abrasive and unique brand of jazz

Ancient play explores modern themes

Millard Fillmore: Old History, New Sound

Titular Head: diving into the history behind Saturday’s salute to film and alcohol

“Ties That Bind” explores all sides of AIDS Crisis

Students and pros combine for Spring Dance

Midnight = nerd nirvana

King of Queens

With Neverland Players, it’s hard to grow up

Play tackles power dynamics with fairy tale twist

Review: Doubt

Review: Synecdoche, New York

Sébastian Tellier brings the love

Preparing for imminent zombie invasions

Go deep into McIntyre’s mind

Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Review: The Last Dragon

Choral virgin no more

Giant cigarettes? Giant lipstick tubes? Bigger is better

Review: Happy-Go-Lucky

Review: Galileo’s exceptional visuals and quality lead performances overshadow otherwise shaky acting

Picking apart the world of Harry Potter

Debating the merits of Milk

Malinowski stops home for family and a recital

Political jousting, Watergate guilt, and cheeseburgers

Brolin excels as Dubya, but film lacks focus

Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis to perform

Language as art: one vowel at a time

Hamlet 2: A parody that fails to be funny

Oscar complaining: an American tradition

Drink lots and prosper

Quantum of Solace brings action but forgets the plot

Oscar picks from an obsessed Oscar fan

Profs show off favorite flicks in new series

Fucked Up: Gardner Meets Its Match

Roxanne: Big Noses, Big Laughs

The Philadelphia Story: A Classic Hollywood Romance

Twilight: Vampires! Love! Robert Pattinson!

The best art ever?

Wright’s long road from the page to the stage

Animation adds mesmerizing visuals to Faulconer show

“Emo-tronic?” Tender Meat tries to pull off their own genre

Vicky Cristina Barcelon: Woody Allen breaks out of slump

Tropic Thunder: Robert Downey Jr. propels satire

Dean speaks on relationship between writing and natural world

Gogerty goes from knocked down to knocked up in new play

Review: Mucca Pazza

Review: Beast still one of the animated greats

Maria Full of Grace (2004): Film illuminates drug trade

Pineapple Express; Stoner movie hits hard, often

New play challenges audience, performers